Aug 19, 2018 - Explore Karen Tefft's board "Winged Victory" on Pinterest. Smarthistory’s free, award-winning digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars, making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people, in more places, than any other provider.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons.We believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. The Greeks represented concepts such as Peace, Fortune, Vengeance, and Justice as goddesses at a very early … Nike (Winged Victory) of Samothrace, Lartos marble (ship) and Parian marble (figure), c. 190 B.C.E. Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. One of the most celebrated works of Hellenistic art is without doubt the Nike of Samothrace, on display at the Louvre since 1884 CE.The white Parian marble statue represents the personification of winged victory. 213-218. The Winged Victory of Samothrace is one of the masterpieces of Hellenistic sculpture. On the island of Samothrace, the wind whipped the clothing of this stone goddess of victory.The sculpture was unearthed in 1863 after its discovery under the direction of Charles Champoiseau, the French Vice-Consul to Turkey. The winged goddess of Victory standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace.. Samothrace (MysteriousGreece.com). Please note that the theoretical reconstruction of the Nike as a trumpeter mentioned in the video has been largely abandoned; the monument is now thought to have been part of a fountain possibly commemorating a naval victory.Interested in overlooked artists and locales?Smarthistory is doing something about that.At Smarthistory we believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. Suggestions for further reading are listed below: Valérie Foret, Valérie, “A closer look at the Victory of Samothrace,” Musée du Louvre (2008). was found in the temple complex on the island of Samothrace called the Sanctuary of the Great Gods; this was one of the principle Pan-Hellenistic sanctuaries; associated with Mystery religion; statue was an ex-voto (votive offering to a deity) most likely given by the people of Rhodes to commemorate a naval victory We believe that the brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background.We created Smarthistory to provide students around the world with the highest-quality educational resources for art and cultural heritage—for free.Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, ",Featured | Art that brings U.S. history to life,At-Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series.An interconnected world is not as recent as we think.Help Smarthistory continue to make a difference,Help make art history relevant and engaging,Ancient Near East: Cradle of civilization,Capital of a column from the audience hall of the palace of Darius I, Susa,Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes,Materials and techniques in ancient Egyptian art,Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak,Paintings from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun,Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask),Restoration versus conservation: the Palace at Knossos,Introduction to ancient Greek architecture,Ancient Greek vase production and the black-figure technique,Sophilos: a new direction in Greek pottery,Pediments from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina,The Athenian Agora and the experiment in democracy,Egyptian blue on the Parthenon sculptures,Caryatid and Ionic Column from the Erechtheion,Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis,How an ancient Greek bronze ended up in the Vatican.Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes,Petra: The rose red city of the Nabataeans,Temple of Minerva and the sculpture of Apollo (Veii),City of Rome overview—origins to the archaic period,Roman funeral rituals and social status: The Amiternum tomb and the tomb of the Haterii,An introduction to ancient Roman architecture,The archaeological context of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum),Seizure of Looted Antiquities Illuminates What Museums Want Hidden,Looting, collecting, and exhibiting: the Bubon bronzes,The rediscovery of Pompeii and the other cities of Vesuvius,Tomb of the Scipios and the sarcophagus of Scipio Barbatus,Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian,Rome's layered history — the Castel Sant'Angelo,The Severan Tondo: Damnatio memoriae in ancient Rome.Trebonianus Gallus — emperor or athlete?
Nike (Winged Victory) of Samothrace, Lartos marble (ship) and Parian marble (figure), c. 190 BCE 3.28m high, Hellenistic Period (Musée du Louvre, Paris).. The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, (Greek: Νίκη της Σαμοθράκης Niki tis Samothrakis) is a marble Hellenistic sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory), that was created in about the 2nd century BC. The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd-century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory)..
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